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2021 Best Computer & Information Sciences Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Rocky Mountains Region

21 Colleges
8,924 Bachelor's Degrees
$26,787 Avg Cost*

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Best Computer & Information Sciences Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Rocky Mountains Region

This year's Best Computer & Information Sciences Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking looked at 21 colleges that offer a bachelor's in computer & information sciences. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality computer & information sciences programs as well as strong support for students classified as non-traditional.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the computer & information sciences program at the school, affordability, and non-traditional population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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2021 Best Computer & Information Sciences Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Rocky Mountains Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for non-traditional students studying computer & information sciences.

Top 10 Best Computer & Information Sciences Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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Western Governors University
Salt Lake City, UT

Western Governors University tops the 2021 list of our schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that are best for non-traditional computer & information sciences students. Located in the suburb of Salt Lake City, WGU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.7%. There are approximately 150,116 students at WGU and they are all exclusively distance learners.

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University of Colorado Boulder earned the #2 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the medium-sized city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public school with a fairly large student population. CU - Boulder also made our Best Colleges for Computer & Information Sciences in the Rocky Mountains Region list, coming in at #2.

The student loan default rate at CU - Boulder is lower than is typical, just 1.1% of students default in three years. Approximately 24,299 students take at least one class online at CU - Boulder. 7,631 students are part time.

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Regis University
Denver, CO

Regis University earned the #3 spot in our 2021 rankings. Regis U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Denver. Regis U also made our Best Colleges for Computer & Information Sciences in the Rocky Mountains Region list, coming in at #5.

About 0.7% of Regis U students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 2,010 students take at least one class online at Regis U. About 1,583 of the students at Regis U are attending part time.

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University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT

Our rankings recognize University of Utah as the #4 school in this year's rankings. Located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public school with a fairly large student population. U of U not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #3 on our Best Colleges for Computer & Information Sciences in the Rocky Mountains Region list.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. There are approximately 19,378 students at U of U that take at least one class online. There are roughly 7,185 part time students in attendance at U of U.

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University of Colorado at Colorado Springs earned the #5 spot in our 2021 rankings. UCCS is a large public school located in the large city of Colorado Springs.

The student loan default rate at UCCS is lower than is typical, just 1.4% of students default in three years. There are approximately 4,485 students at UCCS that take at least one class online. There are roughly 4,071 part time students in attendance at UCCS.

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Utah Valley University landed the #6 spot in our 2021 best computer & information sciences schools for non-traditional students. Located in the city of Orem, UVU is a public school with a very large student population.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.1%. There are approximately 15,690 students at UVU that take at least one class online. About 22,387 of the students at UVU are attending part time.

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The #7 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Brigham Young University - Provo. BYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Provo. BYU also took the #4 spot in our Best Colleges for Computer & Information Sciences in the Rocky Mountains Region rankings.

The student loan default rate at BYU is lower than is typical, just 0.4% of students default in three years. There are approximately 12,325 students at BYU that take at least one class online. 4,504 of BYU students are attending part time.

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Colorado State University - Fort Collins earned the #8 spot in our 2021 rankings. Colorado State is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Fort Collins. Colorado State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our Best Colleges for Computer & Information Sciences in the Rocky Mountains Region list.

About 0.8% of Colorado State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 12,180 students take at least one class online at Colorado State. There are roughly 9,631 part time students in attendance at Colorado State.

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University of Idaho landed the #9 spot in our 2021 best computer & information sciences schools for non-traditional students. Located in the distant town of Moscow, U of I is a public college with a fairly large student population. U of I did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our Best Colleges for Computer & Information Sciences in the Rocky Mountains Region list.

About 1.2% of U of I students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 3,845 students at U of I that take at least one class online. 3,189 of U of I students are attending part time.

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The #10 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Montana State University. Located in the remote town of Bozeman, MSU Bozeman is a public college with a fairly large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, MSU Bozeman has also earned the #9 rank in our Best Colleges for Computer & Information Sciences in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking.

About 1.2% of MSU Bozeman students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 2,510 students take at least one class online at MSU Bozeman. 3,804 students are part time.

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Best for Non-Traditional Students Computer & Information Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best for non-traditional students computer & information sciences colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Idaho 520
Utah 5,424
Colorado 2,197
Montana 126
Wyoming 46

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*Avg Cost is for the top 21 schools only.

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